Τίτλος:
Hospitalization rates for cholelithiasis and acute cholecystitis doubled
for the aged population in Greece over the past 30 years
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Objective. Gallbladder disease is becoming increasingly prevalent in
Western countries and is a common cause of hospitalization. The
objective of this study was to determine time trends in cholelithiasis
and acute cholecystitis for hospitalization and disease case fatality in
Greece between 1970 and 1998. Material and methods. Data were obtained
from the Annual Bulletin for the Social Welfare and Health Statistics of
the National Statistics Service of Greece. Percentage changes in time
trends were estimated by comparing the median values of the initial
(1970 - 78) to the last (1989 - 98) 10-year study period for
cholelithiasis and acute cholecystitis at discharge and for all deaths
attributed to the disease. Results. Over the study period,
age-standardized hospitalization rates for cholelithiasis increased. The
median hospitalization rate between the initial and last (178 and 258
per 100,000 of the population, respectively) 10-year study period
increased by 44.7%, but peaked to 70.1% and 208.3% for the 70 - 79
and > 80 years age groups, respectively. Case fatality rate declined by
56.8% and the median value was 0.24 per 100 patients hospitalized
during the last 10-year period. Conclusions. Hospitalization rates for
cholelithiasis and/or acute cholecystitis increased by 45%, and doubled
for elderly patients, while the case fatality rate of the disease halved
in Greece over the past 30 years.
Συγγραφείς:
Papadopoulos, Angelos A.
Kateri, Maria
Triantafyllou,
Konstantinos
Ladas, Dimitris
Tzathas, Charalambos
Koutras,
Markos
Ladas, Spiros D.
Περιοδικό:
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
Εκδότης:
Informa Healthcare
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
acute cholecystitis; billiary disorders cholelithiasis; hospitalization;
fatality
DOI:
10.1080/00365520600616102
